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Rhythm and Vigilance - by Vita Peacock & Mikkel Kenni Bruun & Claire Elisabeth Dungey & Matan Shapiro (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
- About the Author: Vita Peacock is Research Associate at King's College London and Principal Investigator on the Surveillance and Moral Community project, funded by the European Research Council.
- 240 Pages
- Social Science,
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Book Synopsis
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Studies of surveillance have emphasised how technology is used to control space. This innovative collection examines how new monitoring technologies are also affecting the experience of time.
Drawing on Henri Lefebvre's concept of rhythm, the book brings together ethnographic research from Europe, China and the US, to show how digital monitoring is transforming spatio-temporal relations across the Global North.
As digital technologies continue to reshape the rhythms of life, this book makes a valuable contribution to both anthropology and surveillance studies.
Review Quotes
"A fascinating collection where the juxtaposition of such diverse and intriguing instances linking surveillance and temporality demonstrates how much these significant issues permeate contemporary life." Daniel Miller, University College London
"This innovative edited collection is a masterful exploration in the role of ethnography in comprehending the intersection between rhythms of life, temporal opacity and digital surveillance in contemporary life." Atreyee Sen, University of Copenhagen
About the Author
Vita Peacock is Research Associate at King's College London and Principal Investigator on the Surveillance and Moral Community project, funded by the European Research Council.
Mikkel Kenni Bruun is Affiliated Lecturer at the University of Cambridge.
Claire Elisabeth Dungey is Research Fellow at the University of Brighton.
Matan Shapiro is a freelance researcher.